When we talk about “the government” in terms of distinguishing parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems (e.g., when we say that the government depends on the legislative majority as well as the president in a mixed system) we mean ______.

A. the state
B. all of the elected officials in a country
C. the cabinet (made up of the prime minister and the other ministers)
D. all of the constituents


C. the cabinet (made up of the prime minister and the other ministers)

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